Eye set



Nov. 1 0, 1931. I L. A. NEMcovsKY- EYE SET Original Filed July 14, 1925 Original application filed m 14, 1925','seria1No;

Patented Nov. 10, 1931 UNlTED ewes PATENT em LOUIS A. NEMCOVSKY, 0F NEWYORK; NfY ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To MARGON CORPORATION, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or EW YORK EYE SET 1927, Serial No. 188,612.

My present invention relates primarily to dolls having Vmechanism for movable'elements such as eyes, and has particular refer-o ence to a construction and method of assembly and installation of such mechanism and of a. supporting device therefor. I

This is a division of my pending application Serial Number 43,438, filed July 14th,

An object of the invention is to provide a mechanism of the type referred to which will consist of relatively few parts of simple construction; which will be inexpensiveto and a supporting device therefoigwhich will be suitable for dolls heads of diverse sizes, shapes, and proportions, and which will adjust and adapt itself to the various irregularities in dolls heads produced in the course of their manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. mechanism of the type referred to which will be insertable and adjustable with in the dolls head Without the use of special tools or of attaching substances such as cement, solder or the like. 7

Another object is to provide asup'porting device for the movable mechanism which will allow the latter to be independently as sembled and installed so as to permit adj ust-' ment of the movable elements into correct position, whereupon the supporting device may be inserted and brought into operative position and subsequently adjusted to clamp the mechanism in position.

According to one feature of the invention, the movable mechanism comprises a bridge member having movable elements, such as eyeballs, slidably and rotatably mounted with respect thereto so that these elements may adjust themselves with respect to tl e distance between them; and the supporting device comprises one or more adjustable bracing members subsequently broughtinto position. and engaging the bridge member therebetween, and means for thereupon ad- 43335. Divided and this application file'd ma 1 Renewed March 26, i 1931.

justing the bracing members to clamp the bridge member and seen re it in correct ad-. usted positlon According to another feature of the in vention, the supporting device is designed to engage and to e held in position by portions ofthe wall of the doll head, and meansbare provided whereby the adjustment of i the bracing members will simultaneously clamp the bridge member and more firmly secure the supporting device itself in its Within the doll head.

Another feature of the invention lies in. pivotally mounting the bridge member with respect to the supporting device to enable it to rock in an axial plane whereby complete and accurate adjustment of the movable G197. ments to irregularities in the doll head may be facilitated and effected.

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In the present embodiment, the relatively movable-and adjustable bracing members of the supporting device are insertable into the, head in amanner causing them to engage opposite Walls of the doll head, preferably by finding footings and biting therein. In this type of construction, certain ofthe members support-the bridgemember therebetween and are preferably provided With means for tom- 'porarily retaining them in engaged position with the walls of the head: Means are providedl for thereupon drawing the members together to clamp the bridge member, and for simultaneously, causing adjustment of the members to increase their combined effective length whereby they will bite more firmly and secure a permanent footing in the" opposite walls of the doll head. j V

According to another feature of the inven tion the bracing members of the type lastreferred to may comprise ,a toggle" frame consisting of toggle members and a co-operating strut therefor, the mechanism for the movable elements being held firmly between the strutand one of the toggle members. Means,

preferably comprising a bolt or the like, (lo-'- operate with the strut and the toggle mem- 1 vention therefore is to provide an eye set comprising a pair of eyes, a cross rod connecting said eyes, and a supporting carrier for said cross rod comprising parts movable 'with respect to each other to bite into opposite wall portions of the doll head or the like for fixing the carrier to the head and thus in turn supporting the eyes in a position to 'which they were moved prior to the act of fixing the carrier in position,

Other objects and aims of the invention,

more or less specific than those referred to above, Wlll. be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view througha doll head having an eye set in position therein in accordancewith this invention,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane of line II-II of Fig. 1, and i Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail'view illustrating a modification of the manner of con necting the eye supporting cross rod with the toggle frame.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown aportion of a dolls head 20 having eye sockets 21 therein for the reception of eye balls 2525.

These eye balls aremounted at opposite ends of a bridge member or cross rod 81 and have suitable fastening devices as 2727 at thelrrear s des by which they may be connected with a counter-weight frame 28 which carries a weight 53 at its lower end.

bridge member or cross rod 84: comprises a toggle frame consisting of toggle members 78 and 7 9 and a supporting element or strut 81 co-operating therewith. I have shown the toggle member 7 8 as being preferably bifurcated and as provided with a portion 80 connecting'the bifurcated portions and provided with a threaded opening therein. The strut 81 underliesthe members 7 8 and 79 and is provided with an elongated opening 82 through which a bolt as 83 or similar means is passed to engage with the threaded opening in the portion 80 of member 78. The forward end of the strut 81 underlies tae cross rod 84 and the forward portion of the toggle member 78 overlies the cross rod 8i so that the latter is supported between the strut and the toggle memberZS. The rear end of the strut 81 is preferably bent upi wardly as at 7 6 and terminates in astepped otally connect the toggle members together at a selected point.

I prefer to provide a spring as 88 engaging the toggle members respectively at its ends andpassing over the cotter pin 87 for the purpose of preventing total collapse of the toggle frame during its preliminary adjust ment.

In this embodiment of my invention the eye balls 2525 are preferably .slidablyand rotatably mounted upon the cross rod so that they mayiind their own centres within the eye sockets-21 21 of the doll-head and so that they may rotate freely under the impulse of the gravity weight 53 notwithstanding the stationary condition of the cross rod in use. Theassembly and installation of this construction is preferably effected by assembling the eye balls and the counter-weight frame upon the cross rod, then inserting this mechanism or unit into the doll head so that the eye balls engage within their respective sock ets. Thereupon the supporting device consisting of the toggle frame and strut is inserted into the head and adjusted into a position'to engage the cross rod. Although if desired the toggle frame and its strut may be connected with the cross rod at the time when thecross rod and its attac-hedparts are inserted, if preferred. In any event, after the eye balls have been placed and the toggle frame is in a correct positiombeing.temporarily held by the spreading ends of the spring 88 against the toggle members urging the 7 ends of the toggle members against oppo- The means illustrated for supporting the site wall surfaces of the head, the screw 83 is tightened to cause a simultaneous clamping of the cross rod between the toggle member 7 8 and the strut 81 and aspreading or extension of the toggle members 78 and 7 9 to cause the pointed ends at 89 and 90 of said toggle membersrespectivelytopress tightly against, and preferably bite into the adjacent opposite wall surfaces of the doll head. n

In order to adjust the toggle frame and strut to properly fit into a given doll head certain of the'holes 8686, and certain of the steps of the end 85 of'the strut are selected to be operative depending upon the size and proportions of the particular (loll head. r

The spring88 serves to hold the entire mechanism in a temporary braced position against the opposite walls of the doll head, and the subsequent manipulation of the bolt 83 will cause simultaneous clamping of the cross rod and spreading apart of the toggle steam members to find permanent and secure footing in the doll head Walls, the eye balls being thus retained relativelypermanently in the position to which they were initially moved with respect to the eye sockets.

It is noted that if desired the eye balls could of course be made to have no movement with respect to the cross rod, or only a sliding movement thereon, in which event the necessary pivotal movement of the eyes would require a rotary movement of the cross rod. In such case the cross rod could be pivotally mounted withina suitable bearing member as 29 which bearing member would in turn be engaged by the toggle member 78 and strut 81. This form of mounting has some advantage in that the cross rod itself is not rigidly connected with the members which attach it in position within the doll head and is therefore capable of a slight lateral movement suflicient to betterenable the eye balls to properly locate themselves within the sock ets of the doll head, the bearing as 31 provided by the member 29 being on this account preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the cross rod.

In any case the toggle members 78 and '79, with their strut 81, constitute a supporting carrier for the eyes which carrier includes part movable with respect to each other, and in a direction away from each other, to thereby engage against relatively opposite wall surfaces within a doll head for supporting the carrier, and the eyes are carried upon a separate member mounted in the doll head by means of said supporting carrier, the arrangement being simple, practical and effective. 1

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A supporting device for a dolls mechanism for movable elements, comprising toggle members engaging opposite walls of the doll head, a strut therefor and supporting the mechanism, and means co-operating between the members and the strut to spread said members to increase their combined effective length.

2. A supporting device for a dolls mecha nism for movable elements, comprising toggle members engaging opposite walls of the doll head and having spaced openings adjacent theirpivoted ends, a supporting element carried by the members and supporting the mechanism, means co-operating with said element and members to increase their combin'ed effective ;length, and means pivotally connecting-said mernbers and -removably insertable into said openings.

3. 1A supportingdevice-for movable elements of a "doll' 's mechanism, 1 comprising toggle membersengaging opposite walls of the doll head, a strut therefor, "said strut and oneof said-members supporting said mechanism therebetween, and means cooperating with said strut andmembers 1 simultaneously to clam-p.said'mechanism andxto spread said members to increasetheir combined effective length. 7

4. A supporting device for movable elements of :a dolls mechanism, comprising toggle membersengaging opposite w'alls'of the doll 'head,"a strut therefor having an end engaging one of said members, said strut and the other of said members supporting said mechanism 'therebetween, and. means 00- operating with said strut and said last named member for drawing said strut and last named member together to clamp the mechanisnrwherebysaid endwillspread said members to increase their combined effective length' 7 6. A supportingdevice for movable elements of a doll s mechanism 3 comprising togglemembers engaging opposite'walls of the doll head, a strut supporting-said mecha-- nismbetween itself and one of said members and" having a stepped end engaging the other of said members, and a bolt co-operatingwith said strut and saidfirst named member for drawing the latter and the strut-together; to clamp i the mechanism whereby said stepped end will spread said members to increase their combined efi ective length.

6. In a doll having movable eyes, in combination, a bridge member for the eyes, toggle members engaging opposite walls of the doll head respectively, a slotted strut supporting said bridge member between itself and one of said members and having an end engaging the other member, and a bolt pass ing through said slot and co-operating with said first named member for drawing the latter and the strut together to clamp the mechanism, whereby said end will spread said members to increase their combined effective length.

7. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, the carrier including a pair of toggle members movable with respect to each other to thereby engage against oppositely facing surfaces Within a doll head for retaining the carrier in position within the doll head, means for so moving said toggle members and a carrying member for the eyes also mounted upon said men tioned supporting carrier.

8. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, the carrier including a strut member and a pair of toggle members connected with the strut member i and movable with respeot'thereto and with respect to each other to thereby engage against oppositely facing surfaces within a doll head for retaining the carrier in posi tion within the doll head, means for so moving said toggle members and a carrying member for the eyes supported by said supporting carrier by being engaged between said strut and one of said toggle members.

. 9. In an eye set, in combination, a bridge member having apair of eyes carried thereby, a plurality of relatively movable support ing members, the bridge member being positioned between two of thesupporting mem bers, and manually operable means engaging said two mentioned supporting members to simultaneously draw said two supporting members against the bridge member and to adjust certain of said supporting members into engagement with the doll head wall.

10. An eye set comprising a pair of eyes and a supporting carrier therefor, the carrier including a first member and other members movable with respect to the first member and 25: with respect to each other for engaging opposite wall parts of the doll head to retain the carrier within the head, a carrying member for the eyes mounted upon said first member, spring means for moving the mentioned relatively movable members into engagement with the wall parts of the doll head, and means manually operable independently of the spring means to force the mentioned relatively movable parts against the doll head arts. 7 v p In testimony whereof I 'afiiX my signature.

LOUIS A.' NEMCOVSKY. 

